My bet on the next twist is the death turning out not to be natural causes.

In fact, most made money betting on both sides.

We also have an alumni friend who is a few years older than us who is actively investing in real estate in our market.

Stay active, keep learning, and get advice from people or pros you trust.Good luck!

These allow you to:1.Force Appreciation: Actively increase the property’s value through strategic renovations.2.Leverage Equity: Either refinance or flip the property to build more liquidity for your next deal.If you’re interested in chatting more about strategy or need guidance, feel free to shoot me a DM.

You're definitely on the right track with investing your time in real estate and getting active on BP!

Even as such, given all of the activity Zillow shows with rental and sale prices, I would worry about the investment. - can you share your rental listing?

Maybe if you can prove that you are actively trying to gain compliance, that will get you the much needed time to gather $, time to pull the permit and ppl to perform the work bc they will have a bit of mercy on you bc you are trying to do the right thing. 

It has been somewhat stressful coordinating activities and coming up with the best plan, but I went ahead and contracted with a PA.

Still stay active in BP though because there is a lot of wisdom in this group.